OCDE mindfulness training project prepares teachers to be role models of stress management Staff reports January 10, 2017Imagine a classroom where students are not only taught the academic curriculum, but one in which students are taught social and emotional...
Weekly roundup: Kind wrestling, classified to credentialed, student scientist and more Staff reports January 6, 2017It’s a brand new year, so why not a brand new title for our weekly post of Orange County education...
Sealed and delivered: Garden Grove’s Cook Elementary School celebrates its National Blue Ribbon Ian Hanigan January 6, 2017Fifth-grader Tommy Nguyen will tell you that A.J. Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove is a special place — and...
OCDE earns state grant to help classified employees become credentialed teachers Ian Hanigan January 5, 2017Here’s one way California is responding to a statewide teacher shortage: OCDE and two dozen other agencies have been awarded...
In the news: Brea Olinda High wrestler demonstrates kindness after controversial call Ian Hanigan January 3, 2017Competitive wrestling and kindness don’t generally go hand in hand. So this Orange County Register story caught our attention. It’s about a Brea Olinda...
That’s a wrap: The top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2016 Staff reports December 29, 2016Before we finish the 2016 chapter, let’s flip back through the pages and revisit some of the top Newsroom stories from...
Laguna Beach fiscal chief tapped to be OCDE’s next associate superintendent of business services Ian Hanigan December 24, 2016The Orange County Department of Education has hired a new associate superintendent of business services. Dean West, who has led...
Kindness Korner: A gift that keeps on giving for the mom that does everything Staff reports December 22, 2016Do you remember that Walt Disney cartoon, Goofy’s How to Play Baseball? Essentially, Goofy ends up playing many positions on the...
Latest physical fitness scores show OC kids outpacing state averages Ian Hanigan December 20, 2016Orange County students in grades five, seven and nine have once again outperformed state averages on an annual fitness assessment....
Trabuco Hills High School wins county mock trial championship Staff reports December 19, 2016The Trabuco Hills High School mock trial team won the Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Orange County High School Mock Trial Competition Saturday...
